Board of Visitors

The IOG depends on the members of its Board of Visitors to connect our research and education with the community and to help us raise funds and awareness so our work can continue.

2023 Board of Visitors

Michael J. Damone, Chairperson
President, Damone Construction

Barbara Kopasz, Vice Chair
Associate Vice President, Health Alliance Plan (Retired)

Sandy Adams, CFP
Center for Financial Planning

Arun Anand
President/CEO, Millennium Software, Inc. (Retired)

Pierre Boutros

President, OneCare RX

Carol Edwards, Chairperson Emeritus
Oakland County Schools, Retired

Robert W. Gillette
CEO, Baldwin House Senior Living
Chairman of the Board, Baldwin Society Supporting Older Adults

Brian Jenney

Attorney, Kemp Klein Law Firm

Maria A. Marcantonio

Senior Account Manager & Political Specialist, Crain's Detroit Business

Terri Murphy

President, Certified Senior Solutions

Roger Myers
Chief Executive Officer, Presbyterian Villages of Michigan

Kathleen Newell

Independent Elder Law Attorney (Retired)

Frances Shani Parker
Eldercare Author and Consultant, Detroit Public School Principal (Retired)

Marcia Relyea
Geriatric Social Worker, Macomb County CARE

David Sengstock, MD
Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center

Pat Simasko
Certified Elder Law Attorney

James Speir
Speir Financial Services, LLC

Steven Tyshka

Director of Operations, Waltonwood Senior Living

Emeritus BOV Members

Lynn Alexander
Vice President of Public Affairs (retired), Presbyterian Villages of Michigan

Karl Gregory, PhD
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Oakland University

Tom Trainer (Emeritus Chair)

Attorney, Kemp Klein Law Firm (Retired)

Jean Villa
Community Volunteer